On Fri, 20 Dec 2024 22:46:59 -0800, "Andrew"
<snip>
Post by AndrewPost by Vincent MaycockPost by AndrewPost by Dawn FloodPost by AndrewName three specific historical dates
the Bible refers to that you disagree
with.
The Book of Daniel was not written in the
6th century BCE:>>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"In the third year of Cyrus the king of Persia,
a message came to Daniel from God, and it
was explained in a vision." ~ Daniel 10:1
The third year of Cyrus' reign was...536 BC
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~>
That's the setting for the story, but it never actually took place.
It did according to one who was actually there.
That's part of the story.
Post by AndrewWhere ~you~ there?
No.
It's clearly fiction, so I don't need to have been there. I guess a
"novella" would be a good description of its literary genre.
Post by AndrewPost by Vincent MaycockPost by AndrewThe book of Daniel correctly tells us of the
major world empires until the end of time.
Also beyond that.
The background of the book reflects the historical reality of
Antiochus Epiphanes' oppression of the Jews around 160 BCE. Beyond
that point, the "prophecies" begin to diverge from reality.
Post by AndrewPost by Vincent MaycockIt's a recounting of what happened until the time of
its writing in the second century BCE.
The book of Daniel begins with the account of when
Daniel and his friends were taken captive by the king
of Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar,.about 605 BC.
https://totallyhistory.com/daniel-timeline/
Post by Vincent MaycockThe book of Daniel contains numerous
non-historical events
Although not recorded in secular history,
does not mean they didn't happen.
Why would secular history not record it?
Post by AndrewPost by Vincent Maycocklike Nebuchadnezzar's madness, the solid gold
statue he was supposed to have built,
All recorded by Daniel,
A fictional character, an indication that the story itself is
fictional.
Post by Andrewexcept the image was not
solid gold.
How do you interpret Daniel 3:1 then?
"King Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold, sixty cubits high and six
cubits wide,[a] and set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of
Babylon."
Post by AndrewPost by Vincent Maycockand Daniel in the lion's den.
Same thing.
There is no archaeological evidence for a 90-foot tall statue of gold
(solid or not), nor a fiery furnace or a lion's den.